10/11 Tahoe Weather, Conditions, Stoke, and What's Up Thread

**The Dad** · 11-20-2010, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Arty50

A Tahoe Card will get you $20 off a non-holiday midweek ticket. As for the weekend...good luck.

Don't VIP cards get ski-with discounts or some such?

Anyway, if Alpine is opening Friday, I'm leaning towards driving back Friday morning and getting a couple of hours in the afternoon, then skiing all day Saturday. Other than one day at Mammoth last season, I can't remember the last time I paid retail for a day of skiing. Sticker shocked.

**LowPressure** · 11-20-2010, 11:10 AM

Ultra-high quality pic of sister schralping the super deep on Oct 29th 2004.

Only the truly rad will be able to identify the location.

**Arty50** · 11-20-2010, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by The Dad

Don't VIP cards get ski-with discounts or some such?

Anyway, if Alpine is opening Friday, I'm leaning towards driving back Friday morning and getting a couple of hours in the afternoon, then skiing all day Saturday. Other than one day at Mammoth last season, I can't remember the last time I paid retail for a day of skiing. Sticker shocked.

Hmmmm...forgot about that. I was wondering why I didn't get any coupons with my pass this year. The program went online.

"MVP passholders already have Mammoth's best deal and with our new, online Bring A Friend program spreading the love is a cinch! MVPs can now hook up riding and skiing buddies with $58 lift tickets*—a savings of $34 on a single day ticket! And MVPs can extend this benefit six times during the season. It's as simple as a click or two of the mouse. Each benefit can be used to buy a single day ticket, a five day ticket or anything in between."

**unpossible** · 11-20-2010, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by LowPressure

Ultra-high quality pic of sister schralping the super deep on Oct 29th 2004.

Only the truly rad will be able to identify the location.

Donner Ski Ranch?

**The Dad** · 11-20-2010, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik

The view from my deck this morning. Now there is two reasons for morning wood.

Dunno what's happening to yer attachments, mang. Both this one and the one in the Rocker2 thread aren't coming through.

**unpossible** · 11-20-2010, 11:14 AM

^^^ Just follow Alka on Twitter it works better. :P

**StormDay** · 11-20-2010, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by LowPressure

Ultra-high quality pic of sister schralping the super deep on Oct 29th 2004.

Only the truly rad will be able to identify the location.

Originally Posted by unpossible

Donner Ski Ranch?

Tahoe Donner Ski hill?

**LowPressure** · 11-20-2010, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by StormDay

Tahoe Donner Ski hill?

You == Rad!

**StormDay** · 11-20-2010, 11:46 AM

Leased condo in the bottom of the ski hill. Use to take my oldest skiing there when she was 4 yrs old.

**The Dad** · 11-20-2010, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by jla415

kt & headwall for sure

Originally Posted by unpossible

^^^ Just follow Alka on Twitter it works better. :P

This guy?

Not sure that Alka will be heading downhill in time to make his appearance at the CPG event in SF.

**gageyk** · 11-20-2010, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by The Dad

So... just saw Mammoth's prices. Holy fuck. Our family of 5 would need to spend $270.

What deals are available?

Costco - 4 days out of 5 $240.00 good all season.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...=en-US&topnav=

**mcski** · 11-20-2010, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by StormDay

Tahoe Donner Ski hill?

Originally Posted by LowPressure

You == Rad!

Damn, I would have gone all in on HWood.

**dutch1** · 11-20-2010, 04:37 PM

Had rehiring stuff at kwood today. Place looks great, white stuff is there in plenty, and it definitely is light. However, if these east winds come in and are bad they are saying the top may not open this week. They are trying to put up some snow fences to keep this light stuff on the crest. Wanted to take a run through martins but didn't have the time.

On another note, the rumors of the cirque being opened are somewhat true. They are "examining" ways and opportunities to open several lines through the area, but are concerned of the obvious safety issues . The main idea at the moment is to have it only be open to guided groups, but they like the idea of it being more accessible to all. Another key component to this is getting the cannon in working order again. Finding suitable permanent rescue solutions is another issue. They build anchors the weekend of for each of the comps that run through there, but they are not a permanent solution.

And as for other info (which i am sure many of you have already heard), they made no major additions to the infrastructure but chose to invest in repairs. This means new powerhouse (new generators and setup, with a dedicated generator for the lifts, not just 3 power sharing), new motor and gears for 10, 4 new cats, chair 6 computer was rebuilt (no more chair spacing issues) and lots of other little stuff. But knowing it is the wood, we will wait to see what this year brings. For you chair 7 heroes, free and easy (right off chair) will now be the progression terrain park, apparently for the entire run.

**AKA** · 11-20-2010, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by dutch1

However, if these east winds come in and are bad they are saying the top may not open this week. They are trying to put up some snow fences to keep this light stuff on the crest. .

Where are you seeing an evil-e forecasted? NOAA is calling for southwest winds, not east, for at least the next 4 days.

**tahoearmada** · 11-20-2010, 06:16 PM

looks like evil e might show up on wednesday and hang out for a couple days...

**marcusling** · 11-20-2010, 06:20 PM

so KW sound like they are trying to get it together. Will Cal Trans be able to do the same. Sorry, Im a bit of a pesimist. How the fuck do you spell pescimist? pescomist . pecomist . I hate that squiggly red line.

**skier666** · 11-20-2010, 06:40 PM

88 closed. The season has officially begun.

**powdork** · 11-20-2010, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by dutch1

For you chair 7 heroes, free and easy (right off chair) will now be the progression terrain park, apparently for the entire run.

and don't forget the Swiss Family Robinson set-up they got going on. This is but a portion of the new zip line ropes course thingy.

**marcusling** · 11-20-2010, 07:16 PM

those are new terrain park/cheeba smoking features/perches. Please let it snow so much that I dont have the energy to get excited about Kirkwoods problems.

**thefrush** · 11-20-2010, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by marcusling

so KW sound like they are trying to get it together. Will Cal Trans be able to do the same. Sorry, Im a bit of a pesimist. How the fuck do you spell pescimist? pescomist . pecomist . I hate that squiggly red line.

pessimist.

**Alkasquawlik** · 11-20-2010, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by The Dad

This guy?

Not sure that Alka will be heading downhill in time to make his appearance at the CPG event in SF.

Yup, that's me on twitter yo.

Skied pow this morning and made it to SF for this evening. Hopefully it'll be a reversal tomorrow.

**unofficialandes** · 11-20-2010, 07:55 PM

Fun day at Squaw. Good to see everyone out skiing again.

wrote up a few words and short 1:00 video clip from today
Squaw Valley Opening Day 2010 - Recap

Anyone hitting up Red Dog tomorrow?

**nickwm21** · 11-20-2010, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik

Skied pow this morning and made it to SF for this evening. Hopefully it'll be a reversal tomorrow.

That had to have been you on the solly rockers.... How were they? Not that searchlight was a decent test.

**LightRanger** · 11-20-2010, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by nickwm21

That had to have been you on the solly rockers.... How were they? Not that searchlight was a decent test.

Today must've been the first time he's skied them.

**Arty50** · 11-20-2010, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by dutch1

new motor and gears for 10

Thank you, Jebus!!!

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